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Ledger
University of Washington, Tacoma
uwtledger.com
"Cold Mountain" a love story, an action movie, a mental taie.
Page 6
Vol. XI No. 6
January 15, 2004
Community rallies to celebrate renovation
by Monique Nadeau
On Thursday, Jan. 8, community and govemment leaders commenced the ojpexmg of two new buildings with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The event, hosted by Chancellor Vicky Carwein, was attended by Mayor Bill Baarsma, UW President Lee Huntsman among others.
The newly remodeled Mattress Factoiy and Cheny-Parkes buildings, both listed on the registCT of historic landmarks, provide an additional 14,000 square feet of classroom, lab and office space.
The Mattress Factory building, located on the comer of 21 and Commerce street, now houses the Ledger, Tahoma West, the Offices of Student Govemment and Student Life. Media Services, classrooms and conference rooms are also located within.
This is the first time in theTacoma campus' history that students can
Left to right: JacKie uavis, Mayor Baarsma, April Bodnar, Mark Dodson, sneiiy Yap, Carmela Amador, UW president Huntsman, Chancellor Carwein at ribbon cutting ceremo¬ ny
enjoy an official student center, locat- and paid fcr by student funds. Avenue, is now home to the Nursing
ed in the Mattress Factory building, Cherry-Parkes, located on Pacific Program as well as classrooms and
office space. The building also con¬ tains several specialized computer labs for the Institute of Technology, including an embedded computing systems, robotics lab, an informatics and artificial intelligence lab.
A unique addition to the building is die inclusion of observation rooms where students of teaching, psycholo¬ gy, social work and nursing can prac¬ tice observation and intoview tech¬ niques.
Both buildings are remodeled his¬ toric stmctures located in the Union Station Warehouse District. They bring a long and unique bit of local history to the university campus. Cherry-Paikes, named for the compa¬ ny that once designed the ornate dec¬ orations that adom the building's exte¬ rior, is actually three connected ware¬ houses built in 1890 and 1904.
The Mattress Factory is a combi¬ nation of two buildings man¬ ufactured in 1908 and 1912.
What's with the beef?
by Deborah Merrill and Monique Nadeau
Another blow to Washington's economy: Discovery of infected cow causes a halt to beef exports
On the hooves of the recent discovery of a single case of Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy, or BSE, "mad cow disease" is once again in the headlines.
In May of last year, a single infected cow imported from Alberta, Canada, was found in our state, prompting the closure of U.S. borders to imports of Canadian cattle as well as prod¬ ucts containing animal protein.
The entire herd from which the infected animal originated was destroyed and tested. Until now, no additional cases of BSE were found, and an understand¬ ing of the disease seemed unnecessary, since it occurred primarily overseas.
With this new case, the cause and spread of the disease are under increasing scrutiny in the media and the issue of safe¬ guarding the U.S. supply of beef has become politicized as the news threatens both export and domestic markets.
The specifics behind the spread of mad cow disease are rather unpleasant, a version of bovine cannibalism. The source of the disease stems from the practice of recycling unused portions of beef carcasses into meat and bone meal protein. This product is then fed to other cattle as part of a high protein diet to promote lean, high-pro¬
tein beef for human consump tion.
The danger lurks in the pos sibility that certain tissues relat ed to the nervous system, partic ularly the brain and spinal cord, may acci¬ dentally fmd their way into the mix.
The domes¬ tic beef supply is safe as long as appropriate procedures are in place and followed, according to the U.S.D.A.
Destroying infected cows, rather than ren¬ dering them into feed and recyling them into the nontoxic herd, eliminates the possibility of an epidemic since BSE is not contagious from cow to cow. And when the right parts are recycled, there is no risk of the spread of BSE.
Mad cow disease, like SARS, is unique in its ability to cross species and infect humans. This human variant of BSE is called "new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease" (vCJD). In humans, the illness first manifests as depression, eventually cripples the brain, and is always fatal. It
can take up to ten years for symptoms to appear, which makes its diagnosis and the source of the infection very dif¬ ficult to track. In cases reported
in England, most victims report¬ ed repeated ingestion of cuts of meat that are not usually eaten in the U.S., including beef brains and sausages made from beef byproducts.
Over the past seven years, increasingly stringent regula¬ tions have been established to safeguard the U.S. beef supply, with the closure of Canadian imports being the most recent course of action.
That being said, how safe is it to consume beef and its bi- products?
According to the World Health Organization, on the basis of current knowledge, milk and milk products, and gel¬ atin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and skins are safe, as are muscle cuts such as steaks and roasts. Many scientists believe that these skeletal muscle meat cuts are as safe to con¬ sume as a glass of milk, provided that correct slaughter¬ house procedures are followed.
This is where it gets tricky: ensur¬ ing that the beef mdustry follows safe procedures in the feeding and slaughtering of its herds.
According to the U.S.D.A., stringent surveillance goals have been established to safe¬ guard American agriculture. However, in practice only a sample of the 200 million cows in the U.S. is actually tested for BSE—the 40 million cattle slaughtered each year. Contrast that to countries such as Japan, which tests every one of its herds, but only slaughters l.S million cattle per year.
See Beef page 7
Seattle dean, husband die in avalanche
by Penney White
The dean of the University of Washington's graduate school and her husband were killed in an avalanche Janurary 2, at their Idaho cabin.
Marsha Landolt, and hus¬ band Robert Busch, were likely killed instantly when the 75- yard-wide avalanche hit their two-story log cabin, said Camas County Sheriff Dave Sanders, in an article in the Seattle Post Intellegencer.
Landolt had been a dean and vice provost at the university since 1996.
Busch, a fisheries biologist, worked with a private company developing vaccines for fish¬ farming businesses.
"This is a terrible loss," UW President Lee Huntsman said. "Our hearts go out to Marsha's and Bob's families.
Marsha spent her whole career here, was a brilliant sci¬ entist, and a forceful and effec¬ tive advocate for graduate edu¬ cation both here at the University and at the national level.
The UWT would like to send our condolences to the family and friends.

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Th
Ledger
University of Washington, Tacoma
uwtledger.com
"Cold Mountain" a love story, an action movie, a mental taie.
Page 6
Vol. XI No. 6
January 15, 2004
Community rallies to celebrate renovation
by Monique Nadeau
On Thursday, Jan. 8, community and govemment leaders commenced the ojpexmg of two new buildings with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The event, hosted by Chancellor Vicky Carwein, was attended by Mayor Bill Baarsma, UW President Lee Huntsman among others.
The newly remodeled Mattress Factoiy and Cheny-Parkes buildings, both listed on the registCT of historic landmarks, provide an additional 14,000 square feet of classroom, lab and office space.
The Mattress Factory building, located on the comer of 21 and Commerce street, now houses the Ledger, Tahoma West, the Offices of Student Govemment and Student Life. Media Services, classrooms and conference rooms are also located within.
This is the first time in theTacoma campus' history that students can
Left to right: JacKie uavis, Mayor Baarsma, April Bodnar, Mark Dodson, sneiiy Yap, Carmela Amador, UW president Huntsman, Chancellor Carwein at ribbon cutting ceremo¬ ny
enjoy an official student center, locat- and paid fcr by student funds. Avenue, is now home to the Nursing
ed in the Mattress Factory building, Cherry-Parkes, located on Pacific Program as well as classrooms and
office space. The building also con¬ tains several specialized computer labs for the Institute of Technology, including an embedded computing systems, robotics lab, an informatics and artificial intelligence lab.
A unique addition to the building is die inclusion of observation rooms where students of teaching, psycholo¬ gy, social work and nursing can prac¬ tice observation and intoview tech¬ niques.
Both buildings are remodeled his¬ toric stmctures located in the Union Station Warehouse District. They bring a long and unique bit of local history to the university campus. Cherry-Paikes, named for the compa¬ ny that once designed the ornate dec¬ orations that adom the building's exte¬ rior, is actually three connected ware¬ houses built in 1890 and 1904.
The Mattress Factory is a combi¬ nation of two buildings man¬ ufactured in 1908 and 1912.
What's with the beef?
by Deborah Merrill and Monique Nadeau
Another blow to Washington's economy: Discovery of infected cow causes a halt to beef exports
On the hooves of the recent discovery of a single case of Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy, or BSE, "mad cow disease" is once again in the headlines.
In May of last year, a single infected cow imported from Alberta, Canada, was found in our state, prompting the closure of U.S. borders to imports of Canadian cattle as well as prod¬ ucts containing animal protein.
The entire herd from which the infected animal originated was destroyed and tested. Until now, no additional cases of BSE were found, and an understand¬ ing of the disease seemed unnecessary, since it occurred primarily overseas.
With this new case, the cause and spread of the disease are under increasing scrutiny in the media and the issue of safe¬ guarding the U.S. supply of beef has become politicized as the news threatens both export and domestic markets.
The specifics behind the spread of mad cow disease are rather unpleasant, a version of bovine cannibalism. The source of the disease stems from the practice of recycling unused portions of beef carcasses into meat and bone meal protein. This product is then fed to other cattle as part of a high protein diet to promote lean, high-pro¬
tein beef for human consump tion.
The danger lurks in the pos sibility that certain tissues relat ed to the nervous system, partic ularly the brain and spinal cord, may acci¬ dentally fmd their way into the mix.
The domes¬ tic beef supply is safe as long as appropriate procedures are in place and followed, according to the U.S.D.A.
Destroying infected cows, rather than ren¬ dering them into feed and recyling them into the nontoxic herd, eliminates the possibility of an epidemic since BSE is not contagious from cow to cow. And when the right parts are recycled, there is no risk of the spread of BSE.
Mad cow disease, like SARS, is unique in its ability to cross species and infect humans. This human variant of BSE is called "new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease" (vCJD). In humans, the illness first manifests as depression, eventually cripples the brain, and is always fatal. It
can take up to ten years for symptoms to appear, which makes its diagnosis and the source of the infection very dif¬ ficult to track. In cases reported
in England, most victims report¬ ed repeated ingestion of cuts of meat that are not usually eaten in the U.S., including beef brains and sausages made from beef byproducts.
Over the past seven years, increasingly stringent regula¬ tions have been established to safeguard the U.S. beef supply, with the closure of Canadian imports being the most recent course of action.
That being said, how safe is it to consume beef and its bi- products?
According to the World Health Organization, on the basis of current knowledge, milk and milk products, and gel¬ atin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and skins are safe, as are muscle cuts such as steaks and roasts. Many scientists believe that these skeletal muscle meat cuts are as safe to con¬ sume as a glass of milk, provided that correct slaughter¬ house procedures are followed.
This is where it gets tricky: ensur¬ ing that the beef mdustry follows safe procedures in the feeding and slaughtering of its herds.
According to the U.S.D.A., stringent surveillance goals have been established to safe¬ guard American agriculture. However, in practice only a sample of the 200 million cows in the U.S. is actually tested for BSE—the 40 million cattle slaughtered each year. Contrast that to countries such as Japan, which tests every one of its herds, but only slaughters l.S million cattle per year.
See Beef page 7
Seattle dean, husband die in avalanche
by Penney White
The dean of the University of Washington's graduate school and her husband were killed in an avalanche Janurary 2, at their Idaho cabin.
Marsha Landolt, and hus¬ band Robert Busch, were likely killed instantly when the 75- yard-wide avalanche hit their two-story log cabin, said Camas County Sheriff Dave Sanders, in an article in the Seattle Post Intellegencer.
Landolt had been a dean and vice provost at the university since 1996.
Busch, a fisheries biologist, worked with a private company developing vaccines for fish¬ farming businesses.
"This is a terrible loss," UW President Lee Huntsman said. "Our hearts go out to Marsha's and Bob's families.
Marsha spent her whole career here, was a brilliant sci¬ entist, and a forceful and effec¬ tive advocate for graduate edu¬ cation both here at the University and at the national level.
The UWT would like to send our condolences to the family and friends.